Rugby League: Leeds Rhinos

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Leeds Rhinos home is the 20,500 capacity Headingley Stadium.

The club was founded under the Rugby Football Union in 1870. In 1895 Leeds was one of the original twenty-two rugby clubs that broke away from the establishment and formed the Rugby Football League, making them one of the world's first rugby league teams. The club are the third most successful rugby league club in England behind only St Helens and Wigan, as judged by the number of combined Championships and Challenge Cups won.

Leeds won their first Challenge Cup final in 1910, and have gone on to win it eleven more times. They did not claim their first championship until 1961. Since then they have won seven in total, as well as twoWorld Club Challenge titles. Leeds were one of the original twelve Super League clubs when rugby league became a summer sport in 1996.

They introduced the Rhinos nickname and logo in 1997. On 10 October 2009, Leeds won theSuper League Grand Final against St Helens at Old Trafford, on an 18–10 scoreline. Leeds thus became the first club to be Super League champions three seasons running.[2]